The Plain Changes on Four Bells
On four Bells, there are Twenty four several Changes, in Ringing of which, there is one Bell called the Hunt, and the other three are Extream Bells; the Hunt moves, and hunts up and down continually, and lies but once in one place, except only when it comes before or behind the Bells, at which time it lies there twice together; it has the same course here, as in the six Changes before set down; two of the Extream Bells makes a Change every time the Hunt comes before or behind them. An Example I will here give, making the Treble the Hunt, and the Extream Changes I make between the two farthest Extream Bells from the Hunt. I set down the four Figures, representing the four Bells, thus.—
1 2 3 4
The Treble must now be hunted up behind the Bells, where it is to lie twice together, and then to hunt down before them, where it must lie twice, and then hunt up again as before. The Hunt is alwayes one of the two Bells which makes every Change, except only when it comes before or behind the Bells, and it moves only over one Bell at a time; ’tis to be hunted up after this manner.—
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
The Treble being hunted up behind the Bells, as appears by the last Changes, the next is to be an Extream Change between the two farthest Extream Bells from the Hunt, which are the Second and Third, thus.—
3 2 4 1
The Extream being made, the Treble must be hunted down again, as in these Changes.—
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
The Treble being hunted down, there is another Extream Change to be made between the two farthest Bells from it, which are the Second and Fourth.—
1 3 4 2
The Extream being made, the Treble must be hunted as before, and so to the end of the Peal, making an Extream Change every time the Hunt comes before and behind the Bells.—
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
The Twenty-four Changes are to be Rang another way, in hunting up the Treble, which is, by making every Extream Change between the two nearest Bells to the Hunt, as in these Changes, first I hunt the Treble up.—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
The Treble being hunted up, the Extream Change is to be made between the 3 and 4, which are the two nearest Bells to it, as in this Change,
2 4 3 1
and so to the end of the Peal, making every Extream between the two nearest Bells to the Hunt all the way.
These two wayes in Ringing the Twenty-four, differs only in making the Extream Changes, one whereof is to make them between the two farthest Extream Bells from the Hunt, and the other to make them between the two nearest Bells to it.
The Twenty-four Changes are to be Rang two wayes more in hunting down the Treble; one way, is to make the Extreams between the two farthest Bells from the Hunt; and the other, is to make them between the two nearest, as before. A short Example I will set down, the Bells stand thus.—
1 2 3 4
The Treble should now be hunted down, but it being already before the Bells, insomuch that it can be removed no lower; therefore the first must be an Extream Change, either between the two nearest, or two farthest Bells from the Hunt at pleasure; the Extream being made, the Treble is to hunt up, and so to the end of the Peal, in the same course as before.
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
In hunting the Second, Third, or Fourth, there is to be observed the same course, as in hunting the Treble: A short Example I will set down, in hunting the Third up, and making the Extream Changes between the two farthest Bells from it.—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
First, I hunt up the third over the fourth; the Hunt being up, I make an extream between the treble and second, and then hunt down the third again, as in these changes, which course is to be observed to the end of the Peal.
I have insisted the longer upon the directions to the Twenty-four changes, because it is the ground and method in Ringing all plain changes; and by understanding this aright, the Learner will more easily apprehend the course of all plain and single changes whatsoever.
The Twenty-four plain changes are to be Rang sixteen several wayes; in hunting one Bell, it is to be Rang four ways; that is, two wayes in hunting it up, and the other two wayes in hunting it down, (as appears in my directions before in hunting the treble:) so that in hunting the 4 Bells, ’tis to be Rang 4 times 4 wayes, which makes 16, some of which I have here set down.
Treble Hunt Up, Extream Between the 2 Farthest Bells From It
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Second Up, Extream Between the 2 Nearest to It
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Fourth Down, Extream Between the Two Farthest Bells From It
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Some persons do observe to Ring the Twenty-four changes with a whole Hunt, and half Hunt; but that is an imperfect course; for there cannot be one half hunt only, but there will unavoidably be three half Hunts in one and the same Twenty-four; therefore I have set down the other way to ring it, by observing a hunt, and three extream Bells, which course is much more easie and true.
In the Twenty-four Changes are contained the six Changes; the three Extream Bells in the Twenty-four makes the six Changes in course, every extream change being one of the six, and the Hunt hunting through each of the six Changes, makes Twenty-four: For Example, take the three Extream Bells in the first Twenty-four set down before, which are 234, and set down the six Changes on them, thus.—
| 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 |
Now take the first Change, which is 234, set the Treble before it, and hunt it through, thus.—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
The Treble being hunted up behinde, take the next Change of the six, which is 324, set it directly under the First, and hunt the Treble down through it, thus.—
| 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
And so take each of the other six Changes, and hunt the Treble through them, it will make Twenty-four.
I will here insert two or three old Peals on five Bells, which (though rejected in these dayes, yet) in former times were much in use, which for Antiquity sake, I here set down. And first,